Dassault Falcon 10

Falcon 10 (Mystère 10)
Role	Business jet
Manufacturer	Dassault Aviation
First flight	1 December 1970
Introduction	1971
Status	Active service not in production
Primary user	Corporate owners
Produced	1970–1989
Number built	226
Developed from	Dassault Falcon 20

The Dassault Mystère/Falcon 10 is an early corporate jet aircraft developed by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. Despite its numbering sequence it was actually developed after the Falcon 20, and although it is sometimes considered as a scaled-down version of that aircraft, it was totally redesigned with a non-circular fuselage, a new wing with slotted flaps, a split pax door and many simplified circuits compared to the Falcon 20.^[1]

Production began in 1971 and ceased in 1989, but it remains a popular business jet on the used market.

Variants

Minifalcon 

This was the original name of the Dassault Falcon 10.

Falcon 10 

Executive transport aircraft.

Falcon 10MER 

Transport and communications aircraft for the French Navy.

Falcon 100

Designed to replace the Falcon 10, the Series 100 had an increased Take-off weight, larger luggage compartment, and glass cockpit.

Operators

Civil Operators

Corporate Falccon 10 on arrival at Paris from Manchester via Birmingham

 Canada

• Air Nunavut^[2]

 Croatia

• Government of Croatia – Former operator.

Military operators

French Navy Falcon 10

 France

• French Navy

 Morocco

Specifications

Data from Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books. p. 305. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 4–8
• Length: 13.86 m (45 ft 5.75 in)
• Wingspan: 13.08 m (42 ft 11 in)
• Height: 4.61 m (15 ft 1.5 in)
• Wing area: 24.1 m² (259.42 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4880 kg (10760 lb)
• Gross weight: 8500 kg (18740 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Garrett TFE731-2 turbofans, 14.65 kN (3,230 lbf) thrust each each

Performance

• Cruising speed: 912 km/h (566 mph)
• Range: 3560 km (2212 miles)

See also

Related development

• Dassault Falcon 20
• Dassault Falcon 50

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Aerospatiale Corvette
• Raytheon Hawker 800

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft

References

1. Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books. p. 305. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
2. Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Air Nunavut" (enter Air Nunavut in the box titled "Owner Name")

• Details on Airliners.net

External links

Media related to Dassault Falcon 10 at Wikimedia Commons